Sudbury Comicon
Unfortunately there appears to be only one collector’s event this weekend, which is the Sudbury ComiCon, which will be hosted by the George Armstrong Arena on the first of August, 2026 from 10am to 4pm.
Tickets are $5 online from Eventbrite, $10 at the door (admission at 11am), $30 for VIP (admission at 10am) and kids under 12 get in for free. And the venue is serviced by Route 102 from the Garson Mobility Hub, bus stop #7460, on GOVA.
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Please note that cash may be preferred at this event and that an ATM may be available at the nearby Northern Credit Union. Enjoy.
Multiple Weekend Long Comicons
There will be two major, weekend long comicons / collector events this weekend:
Sudbury Ultracon with be held from Friday, the 24th of July to Sunday, the 26th of July, 2026 at the Radison Sudbury and ticket information can be found on the official event site.
This venue is serviced by bus stops on Xavier by Route 26, Elgin by Route 27 and Durham by Route 11 on Greater Sudbury Transit.
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VulCON is the weekend long Star Trek convention and collector event at the Vulcan Tourism & Trek Centre and this year it will be held from the 24th to the 26th of July, 2026.
Although many special events have been sold out, free admission events will occur through-out the community, like the collector’s market in the gymnasium at the County Central High School. And Flixbus services the venue itself but I suspect tickets have unfortunately already been sold out (but I would try anyway for last minute cancelations).
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Please note that cash may be preferred at these events. Enjoy.
Only Comicons This Weekend
There wont be any record conventions this weekend, only comicons. But some of these are major events:
Ai-con will be a weekend long anime event from Friday the 17th to Sunday the 19th, 2026 at the RBC Convention Center in Winnipeg, MB and admission information can be found clicking here.
The nearest bus stops to the venue are 10586 and 10593, which are serviced by Routes D14 and D15 on Winnipeg Transit.
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Fanaticcon Ottawa 2026 will be held at the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre on Saturday, July 18th, 2026 from 11am to 4pm and admission will be $20 (cash at entry) with kids under 12 getting in for free, or $25 for early VIP entry at 10am.
The venue is serviced by Bus Route 9 on OC Transpo, from bus stop numbers 7080 and 7081. And the venue is also a 10 minute walk away from the Tremblay light rail station and Ottawa Via Rail train station, via the Max Keeping Pedestrian Bridge.
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Central Alberta Fanfest 2006 will also be held on the 18th of July but at the Ponoka Jubilee Library and this appears to be a free event. But I am unsure of the hours of operation of this event, possibly noon to 4pm.
This community does not have public transit.
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The Streetsville Comicon will also occur on Saturday, July 18th, 2026 but will be hosted by the Vic Johnson Community Centre from 10am to 3pm and admission will be $10 at the door with kids under 12 getting in for free.
The nearest bus stops to the venue are bust stop number 2401 and 2435, which are serviced by Route 44 on Miway and a 6 minute walk from the venue.
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The Midland Comicon will be held on Sunday, July 19th, 2026 at the North Simcoe Sports Centre, a.k.a Bourgeois Community Center from 10am to 3pm and admission will be $10 at the door and free for kids 12 and under.
There is unfortunately no transit service in this community on Sundays.
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Please note that cash may be preferred at these events. Enjoy!
Sad News
Steve’s Music will be closing after 60 years.
The Montreal music instrument dealer had consolidated their operations in March this year, closing their Ottawa, Toronto, Greenfield Park and Dollard-Des-Ormeaux stores in February.
Sluggish sales after Covid, mounting tariffs and higher costs caused the company to reconsider their online presence.
Comicons This Weekend
There are no record conventions this weekend but there are three comicons, if you’re looking for collectibles.
The Bruce County Comicon will be held on Saturday, the 11th of July, 2026 at the Southampton Coliseum from 11am to 4pm and admission will be $5 with kids under 12 getting in for free.
This venue is a ten minute walk away from the Flixbus stop for the community. Unfortunately, this is the only bus service to and from this town.
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Callander ComiCon 2026 will be hosted by the Callander Community Center from 11am to 3pm on Saturday, July 11th, 2026 and admission will be $10 with kids under 12 getting in for free.
This venue is not serviced by public transit.
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Mindon Comicon 2026 will be held at the Mindon Community Center from 11am to 3pm on Sunday, the 12th of July, 2026 and admission will be $5 with kids under 12 getting in for free.
This community does not have public transit.
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Please note that cash may be preferred at these events. Enjoy.
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